Oscar Nominations 2011 List : 2011 Oscar Nominations List - List by Maximum number of Nominations

Oscar Nominations 2011 List : 2011 Oscar Nominations List - list by Maximum number of Nominations: AR Rahman Nominated for 2 Oscars in Best Origina Score and Best Song - "If I Raise" from 127 hours

                                 83rd Academy Awards - Nominations by Category

Actor in a Leading Role

•  Javier Bardem in “Biutiful”
•  Jeff Bridges in “True Grit”
•  Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network”
•  Colin Firth in “The King's Speech”
•  James Franco in “127 Hours”

Actor in a Supporting Role

•  Christian Bale in “The Fighter”
•  John Hawkes in “Winter's Bone”
•  Jeremy Renner in “The Town”
•  Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right”
•  Geoffrey Rush in “The King's Speech”

Actress in a Leading Role

•  Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right”
•  Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole”
•  Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter's Bone”
•  Natalie Portman in “Black Swan”
•  Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine”

Actress in a Supporting Role

•  Amy Adams in “The Fighter”
•  Helena Bonham Carter in “The King's Speech”
•  Melissa Leo in “The Fighter”
•  Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”
•  Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom”

Animated Feature Film

•  “How to Train Your Dragon” Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
•  “The Illusionist” Sylvain Chomet
•  “Toy Story 3” Lee Unkrich

Art Direction

•  “Alice in Wonderland” Production Design: Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Karen O'Hara
•  “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan

•  “Inception” Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas; Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat
• “The King's Speech”Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Judy Farr
• “True Grit”Production Design: Jess Gonchor; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh

Cinematography

• “Black Swan” Matthew Libatique
• “Inception” Wally Pfister
• “The King's Speech” Danny Cohen
• “The Social Network” Jeff Cronenweth
• “True Grit” Roger Deakins

Costume Design

•  “Alice in Wonderland” Colleen Atwood
•  “I Am Love” Antonella Cannarozzi
•  “The King's Speech” Jenny Beavan
•  “The Tempest” Sandy Powell
•  “True Grit” Mary Zophres

Directing

•  “Black Swan” Darren Aronofsky
•  “The Fighter” David O. Russell
•  “The King's Speech” Tom Hooper
•  “The Social Network” David Fincher
•  “True Grit” Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Documentary (Feature)

•  “Exit through the Gift Shop” Banksy and Jaimie D'Cruz
•  “Gasland” Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic
•  “Inside Job” Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
•  “Restrepo” Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger
•  “Waste Land” Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley

Documentary (Short Subject)

•  “Killing in the Name” Nominees to be determined
•  “Poster Girl” Nominees to be determined
•  “Strangers No More” Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon
•  “Sun Come Up” Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger
•  “The Warriors of Qiugang” Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon

Film Editing

•  “Black Swan” Andrew Weisblum
•  “The Fighter” Pamela Martin
•  “The King's Speech” Tariq Anwar
•  “127 Hours” Jon Harris
•  “The Social Network” Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

Foreign Language Film

•  “Biutiful” Mexico
•  “Dogtooth” Greece
•  “In a Better World” Denmark
•  “Incendies” Canada
•  “Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)” Algeria

Makeup

•  “Barney's Version” Adrien Morot
•  “The Way Back” Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
•  “The Wolfman” Rick Baker and Dave Elsey

Music (Original Score)

•  “How to Train Your Dragon” John Powell
•  “Inception” Hans Zimmer
• “The King's Speech” Alexandre Desplat
•  “127 Hours” A.R. Rahman
•  “The Social Network” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Music (Original Song)

•  “Coming Home” from “Country Strong” Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
•  “I See the Light” from “Tangled” Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
•  “If I Rise” from “127 Hours” Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong
• “We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3" Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

Best Picture

•  “Black Swan” Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers
•  “The Fighter” David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers
•  “Inception” Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers
•  “The Kids Are All Right” Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers
•  “The King's Speech” Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers
•  “127 Hours” Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers
•  “The Social Network” Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
•  “Toy Story 3” Darla K. Anderson, Producer
•  “True Grit” Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers
•  “Winter's Bone" Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers

Short Film (Animated)

•  “Day & Night” Teddy Newton
•  “The Gruffalo” Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
•  “Let's Pollute” Geefwee Boedoe
•  “The Lost Thing” Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
•  “Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)” Bastien Dubois

Short Film (Live Action)

•  “The Confession” Tanel Toom
•  “The Crush” Michael Creagh
•  “God of Love” Luke Matheny
•  “Na Wewe” Ivan Goldschmidt
•  “Wish 143” Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite

Sound Editing

•  “Inception” Richard King
•  “Toy Story 3” Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
•  “Tron: Legacy” Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague
•  “True Grit” Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
•  “Unstoppable” Mark P. Stoeckinger

Sound Mixing

•  “Inception” Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
•  “The King's Speech” Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
•  “Salt” Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin
•  “The Social Network” Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
•  “True Grit” Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland

Visual Effects

•  “Alice in Wonderland” Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips
•  “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi
•  “Hereafter” Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
•  “Inception” Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
•  “Iron Man 2” Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

•  “127 Hours” Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
•  “The Social Network” Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
•  “Toy Story 3” Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
•  “True Grit” Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
•  “Winter's Bone” Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini

Writing (Original Screenplay)

•  “Another Year” Written by Mike Leigh
•  “The Fighter” Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson;Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
•  “Inception” Written by Christopher Nolan
•  “The Kids Are All Right” Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
•  “The King's Speech” Screenplay by David Seidler

83rd Academy Awards Nominations - by Films

The King's Speech - 11 Nominations

1) Colin Firth - Actor in a Leading Role
2) Geoffrey Rush - Actor in a Supporting Role
3) Helena Bonham Carter - Actress in a Supporting Role
4) Art Direction
5) Cinematography
6) Costume Design
7) Directing
8) Film Editing
9) Original Score
10) Best Picture
11) Sound Mixing
12) Original Screenplay

True Grit - 10 Nominations
 
   1) Jeff Bridges - Actor in a Leading Role
    2)  Hailee Steinfeld - Actress in a Supporting Role
    3)  Art Direction
    4)  Cinematography
    5)  Costume Design
    6)  Directing
    7)  Best Picture
    8)  Sound Editing
    9)  Sound Mixing
    10) Adapted Screenplay

Inception - 8 Nominations

    1) Art Direction
    2) Cinematography
    3) Original Score
    4) Best Picture
    5) Sound Editing
    6) Sound Mixing
    7) Visual Effects
    8) Original Screenplay

The Social Network - 8 Nominations

    1) Jesse Eisenberg - Actor in a Leading Role
    2) Cinematography
    3)  Directing
    4)  Film Editing
    5)  Original Score
    6)  Best Picture
    7)  Sound Mixing
    8)  Adapted Screenplay

The Fighter - 7 Nominations

    1) Christian Bale - Actor in a Supporting Role
    2) Amy Adams - Actress in a Supporting Role
    3) Melissa Leo - Actress in a Supporting Role
    4) Directing
    5) Film Editing
    6) Best Picture
    7) Original Screenplay

127 Hours - 6 Nominations

    1) James Franco - Actor in a Leading Role
    2) Film Editing
    3) Original Score - AR RAHMAN
    4) Original Song - “If I Rise” - AR RAHMAN
    5) Best Picture
    6) Adapted Screenplay

Toy Story 3 - 5 Nominations

    1) Animated Feature Film
    2) Original Song - “We Belong Together”
    3) Best Picture
    4) Sound Editing
    5) Adapted Screenplay

Black Swan - 5 nominations

    1) Natalie Portman - Actress in a Leading Role
    2) Cinematography
    3) Directing
    4) Film Editing
    5) Best Picture

Winter's Bone - 4 Nominations

    1) John Hawkes - Actor in a Supporting Role
    2)  Jennifer Lawrence - Actress in a Leading Role
    3) Best Picture
    4) Adapted Screenplay

The Kids are all right - 4 Nominations

    1) Mark Ruffalo - Actor in a Supporting Role
    2) Annette Bening - Actress in a Leading Role
    3) Best Picture
    4) Original Screenplay

Alice in Wonderland - 3 Nominations

    1) Art Direction
    2) Costume Design
    3) Visual Effects

Nadunissi Naaygal trailer| Nadunissi Naaygal release date| Nadunissi Naaygal - a Thriller |Nadunissi Naaygal trailer Download | No Music Director for Nadunissi Naaygal

Nadunissi Naaygal trailer| Nadunissi Naaygal release date| Nadunissi Naaygal - a Thriller |Nadunissi Naaygal trailer Download | No Music Director for Nadunissi Naaygal :Nadunissi Naaygal is the upcoming film directed and produced by Gautam Menon.Not many knew about this film and the expectations was very less when compared to that of Gautam's previous release, due to lack of advertisements, but the true fact this may be a different strategy because everyone knew Gautam is a talented director.

The release date of the film is expected to be on the Republic Day, 26th January (2011) and the stars in this films includes,

• Sameera Reddy
• Veera Bagu - He is the assistant director of Gautam and also came in many ads, like Hero Honda Splendor with Prakash Raj

Another interesting thing about this film is that, it is believed that the film has no music director and no background score. Let us check it out, how it will be...

Nadunissi Naaygal trailer

Aron Ralston praises AR Rahman | Aron Ralston about AR Rahman | Aron Ralston about 127 hours - Aron Ralston praises AR Rahman music by saying "if only I had your soundtrack in the canyon, I could've lasted another 127 hours"

Aron Ralston praises AR Rahman:What a compliment to the king of Music and the Mozart of Madras AR Rahman, from another legend who survived 127 hours to save his life, Aron Ralston. Ya, one AR ( Aron Ralston) praising another AR (AR Rahman).

127 hours in a Dany Boyle film, based on the true story of the mountain climber, Aron Ralston, who survived 127 hours, by cutting his lower right arm. Aron Ralston recently wrote a note to AR Rahman and according to that note,

"For A.R, Thank you for bringing your amazing music to my story - if only I had your soundtrack in the canyon, I could've lasted another 127 hours. Best Wishes, A.R. (Aron Ralston)." 

Really 127 hours is a great experience and the music is really haunting and simply superb. one of the song, "If I Rasie", a combination of Dido and AR Rahman Work is mind blowing and it is a strong contender for Oscars. Just hear the sound track here,

If I raise:

127 Hours Trailer:

Manirathnam to direct Ponniyin Selvan| Ponniyin Selvan biggest budget movie in India, with more than 250 crores| Vikram in Ponniyin Selvan

All these information were becoming very popular in internet, i.e Maniratnam is all set to overtake Shankar, to direct the Highest Budget Movie in India and Asia and the film name is Ponniyin Selvan.

About the Novel Ponniyin Selvan

Ponniyin Selvan is the famous novel written by Kalki Krishnamurthy and it was released in 5 Volumes.This is considered as one of the Greatest Novel in Tamil and moreover this is also the favorite one for great legends like Rajinikanth, Kamalhassan etc. Ponniyin Selvan depicts the fortunes of the Chola Dynasty, during the 10th century.

Maniratnam to direct Ponniyin Selvan under Sun Pictures Banner?

This is a billion dollor question and no official confirmation is rleased so far. Various internet sources says the following,

1) Budget of the Movie: Rs.250 cores and above

2) Hero of the Movie: Vikram and Mahesh Babu

3) Music Director: AR Rahman and Ilayaraja

4) Producer: Sun Pictures

5) Writer/dialogue: Jayamohan

6) Release year: 2012

As I said earlier, all these are speculations in the internet about the budget and cast, but it seems Ponniyin Selvan will be Maniratnam's next movie.

Udayanidhi Stalin in OK OK(Oru Kal Oru Kannadi) | Udayanidhi Stalin to act as a hero in Rajesh film

Udayanidhi Stalin in OK OK(Oru Kal Oru Kannadi) | Udayanidhi Stalin to act as a hero in Rajesh film:Film Producer form the Political Background family, Udayanidhi Stalin will make his Debut film in Rajesh's third film OK OK(Oru Kal, Oru Kannadi). Successful director Rajesh, from the film of SMS(Siva Manasula Sakthi) and Boss engira Baskaran, will direct his third film, and Harris Jeyaraj will compose the music for this film.

Rajesh's favourite, Santhnam will also stare in this movie and the heroine of this film is, Hansika Motwani. OK OK(Oru Kal Oru Kannadi) is expected to be a 2011 release.

2011 Golden Globe Awards Nominations | Live timing and Channel

 Time: 8 PM EST, 16th January 2011( Indian Time around 6 AM, 17th January 2011)

 Cecil B. DeMille Award - Robert De Niro

Best Motion Picture - Drama

Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The King's Speech
The Social Network

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Halle Berry – Frankie and Alice
Nicole Kidman – Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence – Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman – Black Swan
Michelle Williams – Blue Valentine

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network
Colin Firth – The King's Speech
James Franco – 127 Hours
Ryan Gosling – Blue Valentine
Mark Wahlberg – The Fighter

Best Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical

Alice in Wonderland
Burlesque
The Kids Are All Right
Red
The Tourist

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical

Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right
Anne Hathaway – Love And Other Drugs
Angelina Jolie – The Tourist
Julianne Moore – The Kids Are All Right
Emma Stone – Easy A

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical

Johnny Depp – Alice in Wonderland
Johnny Depp – The Tourist
Paul Giamatti – Barney's Version
Jake Gyllenhaal – Love And Other Drugs
Kevin Spacey – Casino Jack

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Amy Adams – The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter – The King's Speech
Mila Kunis – Black Swan
Melissa Leo – The Fighter
Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Christian Bale – The Fighter
Michael Douglas – Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Andrew Garfield – The Social Network
Jeremy Renner – The Town
Geoffrey Rush – The King's Speech

Best Animated Feature Film

Despicable Me
How To Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Tangled
Toy Story 3

Best Foreign Language Film

Biutiful (Mexico, Spain)
The Concert (France)
The Edge (Russia)
I Am Love (Italy)
In A Better World (Denmark)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan
David Fincher – The Social Network
Tom Hooper – The King's Speech
Christopher Nolan – Inception
David O. Russell – The Fighter

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Simon Beaufoy, Danny Boyle - 127 Hours
Christopher Nolan - Inception
Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko - The Kids Are All Right
David Seidler - The King's Speech
Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

Alexandre Desplat - The King's Speech
Danny Elfman - Alice in Wonderland
A. R. Rahman - 127 Hours
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - The Social Network
Hans Zimmer - Inception

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

"Bound To You" – Burlesque
"Coming Home" – Country Strong
"I See The Light" – Tangled
"There's A Place For Us" – Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader
"You Haven't Seen The Last Of Me" – Burlesque

Best Television Series - Drama

Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Dexter (SHOWTIME)
The Good Wife (CBS)
Mad Men (AMC)
The Walking Dead (AMC)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama

Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife (CBS)
Elisabeth Moss – Mad Men (AMC)
Piper Perabo – Covert Affairs
Katey Sagal – Sons Of Anarchy
Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer (TNT)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama

Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad
Michael C. Hall – Dexter (SHOWTIME)
Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC)
Hugh Laurie – House (FOX)

Best Television Series - Comedy Or Musical

30 Rock (NBC)
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
The Big C (Showtime)
Glee (FOX)
Modern Family (ABC)
Nurse Jackie (SHOWTIME)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical

Toni Collette – United States Of Tara (SHOWTIME)
Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie (SHOWTIME)
Tina Fey – 30 Rock (NBC)
Laura Linney – The Big C (Showtime)
Lea Michele – Glee (FOX)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical

Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock (NBC)
Steve Carell – The Office (NBC)
Thomas Jane – Hung (HBO)
Matthew Morrison – Glee (FOX)
Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television

Carlos (Sundance C)
The Pacific (HBO)
Pillars Of The Earth (STARZ)
Temple Grandin (HBO)
You Don't Know Jack (HBO)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Hayley Atwell – Pillars Of The Earth (STARZ)
Claire Danes – Temple Grandin (HBO)
Judi Dench – Return To Cranford
Romola Garai – Emma
Jennifer Love Hewitt – The Client List

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Idris Elba – Luther
Ian McShane – Pillars Of The Earth (STARZ)
Al Pacino – You Don't Know Jack (HBO)
Dennis Quaid – The Special Relationship
Edgar Ramirez – Carlos (Sundance C)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Hope Davis – The Special Relationship
Jane Lynch – Glee (FOX)
Kelly MacDonald – Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Julia Stiles – Dexter (SHOWTIME)
Sofia Vergara – Modern Family (ABC)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Scott Caan – Hawaii Five-O
Chris Colfer – Glee (FOX)
Chris Noth – The Good Wife (CBS)
Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family (ABC)
David Strathairn – Temple Grandin (HBO)

KO Trailer - KO Tamil Film Trailer | KO trailer Download

KO Trailer - Download KO Trailer: Starring Jeeva,Ajmal Ameer, Pia Bajpai, Prakashraj and directed by KV Anand from Ayan.This film is also the debut Tamil film for Karthika Nair, the daughter of Tamil actress Radha. Simbu rejected this offer initially, which gave opportunity another talented hero Jeeva.Richard Nathan is the cinematographer for this film.The trailer got a huge response form the fans, and this trailer which was telecasted during the break of Manmadha Ambu  film, and got great response, proved that KO will be a huge film

Watch out for the last 30 seconds for excellent cinematography and beautiful locations.